HALLUCINATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they hallucinate ... he / she / it hallucinates

Past simple: hallucinated

Past participle: hallucinated

-ing form: hallucinating

Meaning:

Perceive what is not there; have illusions

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "hallucinate" is one way to...):

comprehend; perceive (to become aware of through the senses)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

hallucination (an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode)

hallucination (a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea)

hallucination (illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder)

hallucinatory (characterized by or characteristic of hallucination)